Last updated November 7, 2026
In short
- Every worksheet is made in your browser. Students’ names, word lists and worksheet content are never sent to our server.
- Your settings and lists are saved only in your own browser (local storage) so you don’t have to retype them.
- We have no accounts, no sign-up forms and no analytics or tracking scripts of our own.
- Ads are served by Google AdSense, which uses cookies. You can control how Google uses them.
- PencilPlum is meant for adults (teachers and parents), not for children.
What stays on your device
When you type names, letters or choose settings, the worksheet and its PDF are built by code running in your browser. That text is not uploaded to us or to anyone else.
To save you retyping, each tool remembers your last names and settings in your browser’s local storage, under keys that start with pencilplum:. This data never leaves your device and we cannot read it. To delete it, clear this site’s data in your browser settings, or use a private window where nothing is kept.
The front page opens in your country’s edition (for example the UK or Australian one). To choose it, we use the country our host Cloudflare sees your connection coming from, or your device’s time zone; neither is stored. If you pick a country yourself, we remember it in a small cookie called pp_country that holds only the country code, so the front page opens there next time.
The “Copy a link to these settings” button puts a tool’s choices (such as size, style and word lists, but never names) into the part of the link after #. Browsers don’t send that part to any server; it is read only by the page in the browser that opens the link.
What our hosting sees
The site is delivered by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical information needed to send you the pages and keep the site secure, such as your IP address, browser type and the page requested. We do not use it to identify you. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy. Our fonts are stored on our own site, so no font service sees your visit.
Advertising and cookies
PencilPlum shows ads through Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads, measure them and limit how often you see the same ad. This can include ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites.
- Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services and how Google uses cookies in advertising.
- Turn off personalized ads in Google’s My Ad Center, or opt out of many third-party vendors at aboutads.info.
- Google’s own privacy policy applies to the data Google collects.
If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, a consent message from Google asks for your choice before advertising cookies are used. You can change that choice at any time with the “Privacy and cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page.
Children’s privacy (COPPA)
PencilPlum is a tool for adults who prepare worksheets for children. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children, as required by the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Children’s names typed into a worksheet stay in the adult’s browser and are never sent to us. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, email us and we will delete it.
When you email us
If you write to hello@pencilplum.com, we receive your email address and your message. We use them only to reply, and delete them on request. Please don’t send students’ personal details.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR or California law), you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data and to object to its use. Apart from emails you send us, we hold no personal data about you. For advertising data, use Google’s controls above or contact Google directly. For anything else, email us.
Changes
If we change how the site handles data, for example by adding analytics, we will update this page and the date at the top first.